Category Archives: Rome/Italy

14 November

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Art for Housewives

On via San Vito in Rome, sandwiched in between two buildings, is the Arch of Gallienus. Originally intended as a gateway to the city of Rome,  it was later recycled as a monument to Emperor Gallienus. Gallienus was Emperor from … Continue reading →

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11 November

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Art for Housewives

The sky follows me wherever I go.

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10 November

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Via Antonio Bosio 13b (second floor) in Rome was Luigi Pirandello’s last address. He died here in 1936 at the age of 69. Pirandello’s wife, Maria Antonietta Portulano, had a patrimony that enabled the couple to leave Sicily and move … Continue reading →

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8 November

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Framed Ivy with Lions on via Villa Albani, Rome. English ivy has no backbone so it clings and crawls. And wraps itself around anything it can. Thanks to their lusty affair, Semele and Zeus were about to have a baby. … Continue reading →

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7 November

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Viale Liegi 6 is the address once shared by writers Massimo Bontempelli and Paola Masino. There’s a commemorative plaque outside the building with the inscription “The only instrument of our work will be the imagination.” Way before Garcia Marquez wrote … Continue reading →

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